Copper Belt Group

The Copper Belt Group is a copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,650 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Copper Belt Group
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: Chief
Secondary: Red Rose
Secondary: Rainbow
Secondary: Comanche Chief
Secondary: San Juan Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Houghton
Secondary: Long Lost
Secondary: Kelly
Secondary: Lone Wolf
Secondary: James Rider
Secondary: Horse Fly Nos. 1,2 and 3

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: North Magdalena District

Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Edward F. Nunlist
Years: 1940 -

Owner Name: Copper Belt Silver And Copper Mining Co.
Years: 1920 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Year Last Production: 1920
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: SHOOTS AND PODS

Form: SHOOTS AND PODS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Veins Occur Along Two Intersecting Fissure Systems Striking N 25 W And N 50 W.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT.

Comment (Deposit): 14 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 275 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1932 CONSISTED OF A 300 FT. MAIN SHAFT AND NUMEROUS TEST PITS, CUTS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS.

References

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 38-41

Reference (Deposit): SIMON, D. B., 1973 NMBMMR OFR-41, 101 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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